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Moral Combat : How Sex Divided American Christians and Fractured American Politics by R. Marie Griffith (2017, Hardcover)
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Both those who advocated for greater openness in sexual matters and those who resisted new sexual norms turned to politics to pursue their moral visions for the nation.Moral Combat is a history of how the Christian consensus on sex unraveled, and how this unraveling has made our political battles over sex so ferocious and so intractable.
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PublisherBasic Books
ISBN-100465094759
ISBN-139780465094752
eBay Product ID (ePID)237043668
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Book TitleMoral Combat : How Sex Divided American Christians and Fractured American Politics
Number of Pages416 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2017
TopicChristian Life / General, Christianity / Protestant, United States / 20th Century, Christian Church / History, Christianity / History, Christianity / Catholic, Christian Life / Love & Marriage, Sexuality & Gender Studies, Religion, Politics & State
IllustratorYes
GenreReligion, History
AuthorR. Marie Griffith
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight22.9 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2017-037768
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"An in-depth history of how American Christians have dividedinto two warring factions...and how the impassable divide between these twogroups created the 'culture wars' of today."-- Book Riot, "Griffith has undoubtedly performed a great service in documenting the influence of these largely forgotten reformers and ecumenical bodies. Her book is deeply researched, nuanced in its portrayals of activists on both sides, and thoroughly entertaining to boot."-- Los Angeles Review of Books, "Marie Griffith...reviews a century's worth of American cultural conflict over sexuality, fueled by a growing divide between religious subcultures. Readers will benefit from her clear presentation of the longer history and larger significance of our sexual conflicts."-- Christianity Today, " Moral Combat ably examines the sharp intra-Christian divisions of opinion on twentieth-century flashpoints of controversy over contraception, obscenity, interracial sex, sex education, abortion, sexual harassment and same-sex marriage. By tracing these divergences to their embeddedness in differential responses to feminism and women's self-determination, Marie Griffith supplies an analysis needed to understand the conflicts and blind spots in sexual attitudes today."-- Nancy F. Cott, author of Public Vows: A History of Marriage and the Nation, "With grace and insight, Marie Griffith has taken on one of the most intractable and enduring issues in American life and faith: that of the role sexuality plays in our religion and in our politics. A force of division and of fascination since Eden, sex is a perennial theme in the human story, and Griffith's intelligent, sober, and illuminating book offers us new ways to think about the most ancient--yet urgent--of questions."-- Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Destiny and Power, "The strength [of Moral Combat ] is a coherent narrative that seeks to understand the history of legislating sex through Christianity... This book will appeal to a range of readers seeking an entry point into the historical and religious context of today's high-stakes political struggles."-- Library Journal, " Moral Combat is a vivid illustration of a principle that liberals understand well and that religious conservatives usually do not: Culture precedes politics."-- Wall Street Journal, "For those of us wondering how the United States got to be the way it is today--religiously, sexually, and politically-- Moral Combat is essential reading. R. Marie Griffith, a distinguished historian of American religion, shows that the fierce and bitter contests among Christians in the twentieth century over good religion vs. bad religion, good sex vs. bad sex, have been and remain at the core of the most explosive issues of American public life. Women's health, African American civil rights, marriage, the cruel fantasy of white supremacy, workplace behavior, the public reputation of science, and more--God and sex are implicated in all of them. The United States is not a God-obsessed nation, as some would have it; it is a God-and-sex-obsessed nation. And the stakes are high: at the heart of this brilliant work of religious and political history is the question of the future of American democracy itself."-- Robert A. Orsi, author of History and Presence, "[An] exceptional cultural history...Griffith's remarkably comprehensive book will be of interest to scholars and lay readers alike."-- Publishers Weekly (starred review), "Takes the reader through a history of sexual politics since1920 focusing on this ongoing struggle for women's rights, and with a specialemphasis on the part religious faith has played in all of it.... Highlyrecommended."-- Decatur Daily, "Griffith...dissects the sweeping cultural change thattweaked religious and well as secular morality in America."-- Washington Times, "The story Griffith tells is crucial.... Her contribution is part of amuch-needed sex education, and like all good teachers she presents it vividly."-- Linda Gordon , New Republic, "[Griffith] shows that at every turn in the culture wars ofthe last century or so, religious leaders have battled to obstruct gender,sexual, and racial equality.... The juxtaposition of deep dives and aerial viewsmakes...a propulsive read. As do the wrinkles that complicate any easy politicalassumptions."-- Laura Kipnis , New York Review of Books, "Griffith offers a carefully reasoned examination of the century-long political and religious controversies over sexuality that color our national character. Given the passions engendered by these controversies on both sides--conservative and liberal--she demonstrates that comity and compromise are perennially elusive, while consensus seems to be a word in an incomprehensible language. Happily Griffith brings welcome clarity and light to what otherwise might have been impenetrable murkiness."-- Booklist, "Thoughtful study of the great schism between religious conservatives and progressives about women's control over their own bodies."-- Kirkus Reviews, "Magisterial...Griffith's observations are eerily prescient... Moral Combat is an impressive history of a massive fault line running through American history and politics: namely, sex."-- Washington Post, " Moral Combat is a momentous book about the deep, irreparable divisions that the politicization of sex has inflicted on our society for the past century. Loaded with memorable characters and keen insights, Marie Griffith's elegantly written account of the culture wars' most heated flashpoint is both absorbing and sobering. And it is required reading for anyone trying to understand the fiercest political agitations of our day."-- Darren Dochuk, author of From Bible Belt to Sunbelt: Plain-Folk Religion, Grassroots Politics, and the Rise of Evangelical Conservatism
Dewey Decimal261.83570973
SynopsisFrom an esteemed scholar of American religion and sexuality, a sweeping account of the century of religious conflict that produced our culture wars Gay marriage, transgender rights, birth control--sex is at the heart of many of the most divisive political issues of our age. The origins of these conflicts, historian R. Marie Griffith argues, lie in sharp disagreements that emerged among American Christians a century ago. From the 1920s onward, a once-solid Christian consensus regarding gender roles and sexual morality began to crumble, as liberal Protestants sparred with fundamentalists and Catholics over questions of obscenity, sex education, and abortion. Both those who advocated for greater openness in sexual matters and those who resisted new sexual norms turned to politics to pursue their moral visions for the nation. Moral Combat is a history of how the Christian consensus on sex unraveled, and how this unraveling has made our political battles over sex so ferocious and so intractable., From an esteemed scholar of American religion and sexuality, a sweeping account of the century of religious conflict that produced our culture wars Gay marriage, transgender rights, birth control -- sex is at the heart of many of the most divisive political issues of our age. The origins of these conflicts, historian R. Marie Griffith argues, lie in sharp disagreements that emerged among American Christians a century ago. From the 1920s onward, a once-solid Christian consensus regarding gender roles and sexual morality began to crumble, as liberal Protestants sparred with fundamentalists and Catholics over questions of obscenity, sex education, and abortion. Both those who advocated for greater openness in sexual matters and those who resisted new sexual norms turned to politics to pursue their moral visions for the nation. Moral Combat is a history of how the Christian consensus on sex unraveled, and how this unraveling has made our political battles over sex so ferocious and so intractable.
LC Classification NumberBR516.G75 2017
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- Nov 04, 2019
a Must Read for all Christians
Fascinating reading. Provided the context and background I was searching for in attempting to figure out the question I've been asking myself and fellow Christians: how/why have we gotten so far away from the original message and, instead, often support morally bankrupt politicians who are really all about the almighty dollar and excluding anyone who is "different"? My favorite passage from the author: "...of all the moral subjects and ethical rules elaborated deeply throughout the Bible and the history of Christianity, why have so many American Christians seemed disproportionately obsessed with sex?" Griffith ponders "the rise of the new Christian right [wave] in which it seem[s] people of faith [are] directing much greater energy toward erecting fortresses against sexual activity outside of marriage than participating regularly in activities Jesus emphasized more: feeding the hungry, welcoming the stranger, clothing the needy, tending the sick, and visiting the stranger." Griffith does a terrific job of detailing the history of this sexual preoccupation by the Christian right and --- spoiler alert --- it's all about control of the populace.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
